My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0537

Could it be that he was struggling just as much as I was all along but he was just too afraid to show it?

I clenched my hands, my nails digging into the flesh of my palms. Why hadn't I seen it before? Why had I assumed that I was the only one affected, the only one who needed support?

As I stared at the rippling water, the realization hit me with crushing weight: what if Enzo was going through his own hell and I wasn't there to help him through it? He was so worried about what would happen to me while he was away, but what if something happened to him while he was away? What if, like me, he too shouldn't be alone?

"Should I go with him?" I muttered aloud, calling to my wolf again. "What if we've been overlooking the simplest option all along?"

"I wouldn't call it the simplest," my wolf said. "You would have to put medical school on hold. That's not simple."

"But he needs me," I shot back, sighing heavily. "He needs me, maybe more than he even realizes, and I've been totally blind to it."

distorted by the new flood of tears. I felt so overwhelmed, the weight of

needs you, but you also need him," my

voice quivering. "I just wish I had paid attention

leaves and the crunch of twigs underfoot alerted me to his approach before I even saw him. My wolf perked up instantly, conflicted emotions swirling within me.

line, his eyes searching the darkening landscape until they settled on me. "Nina," he breathed out, the relief

saying, folding my arms instinctively over my

filled with regret. "Look, I know I shouldn't have acted the way I did, Nina. I'm really sorry. Are you

stream once again. "I'm fine. But 'sorry'

agreed, his voice subdued. "I lost control and I shouldn't have.

been my sanctuary. But I resisted. "Lost control? Is that what we're calling it now? Did you also lose control

Enzo's eyes widened

lowering. "What the hell, Enzo? I thought we were on the same page yesterday- about how violence won't solve anything. About